Rethinking Wildlife’s Place in our Interconnected World
Yet another majestic mountain lion has lost his life – in a hit and run – on a highly trafficked Southern California... Read More
Give Pause to Consider All Wildlife on World Lion Day
Since the story broke of Walter Palmer, who lured Cecil the lion out of a protected park in Zimbabwe, shot him with... Read More
No Room for ‘Trophy’ Hunting in Time of Greatest Loss of Biodiversity Since Dinosaurs
By Maria Fotopoulos July 29, 2015 Minnesota dentist Walter J. Palmer is much in the news for killing Cecil, a beloved 13-year-old... Read More
Is Disney the Evil Empire, or Just One of Many?
After negative media and public sentiment towards Disney following layoff announcements in May 2015 and October 2014 – wherein employees, to obtain... Read More
California Coast Trip Shows Drought Impacts
Very little evidence of drought is visible in my five-mile radius on the West side of Los Angeles and Santa Monica. I... Read More
California Adds Nearly 360,000 People to the State
Numbers and math very much govern our daily lives. What’s the temperature outside today? That “number” determines our choice to wear a... Read More
Birth Control Pill Founder Carl Djerassi Understood Politics Would Take Greater Role in Family Planning than Science
A CAPS Advisory Board member, chemist and professor widely credited as the father of the birth control pill, or “the Pill,” Carl... Read More
State of the Union
“The state of the Union is strong,” President Obama told the nation last night. Depending on your personal situation, how extensively you... Read More
Global Instability Will Continue to Drive Immigration in 2015
As we celebrated the world over, welcoming in 2015, a cargo ship, apparently abandoned by crew, was on a crash course to... Read More
CAPS Crowdifornia Student Video Competition Has Top Prize of $5,000
Students across the country have the opportunity to use their video production, research, storytelling and other creative skills to win the top... Read More